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Silver Coin Collecting - Hobby of Kings
It is in human beings nature to accumulate things but only collectors make it their avocation. One man's junk is another man's treasure.
Coin collection is a serious hobby for many people worldwide. Silver coin collectors can start in childhood but only in ripe old age they comprehend how profitably they invested their money. There are different reasons for people to start their collections and we call them differently: hoarders, who gather whatever silver coins they can get hold of, investors, whose common reason for coins purchase is an investment; and inheritors, who acquire or inherit coins from another person.
Modern silver coin collecting is generally believed to have begun in the fourteenth century in Italy (known as the “Hobby of Kings”). European princes, kings and nobility used to collect ancient silver coins. They were attracted by the mystery and history of ancient Greece and Rome. The 1st denarius of Ancient Rome was made of silver. Why silver? Throughout the history, silver bullion has served as a primary monetary metal, because it is divisible, durable, convenient, has utility value.
In Russia the collecting of coins began in Peter the Great's reign. Silver money in Old Russia was coined in four counties: Moscow, Tver, Novgorod and Pskov. Nowadays of all this money only 340 Old Russian silver coins are known to collectors.
Coin collectors begin by saving coins they receive in circulation but find interesting. Over time their interest may increase; started as a hobby, their coins can turn out to be an astounding collection.
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we came across rare walt disney silver bars need info please?
I cannot find info on these anywhere
It is a mickey mouse silver case with 4 silver bars inside each bar is stamped with Walt disney quotes and stamped Walt Disney
each bar weighs 5.2 oz and measures 3.5 inches x 1/2 inch
I have been told these are silver anybody know about these? thank you,Jessica
we do not see item on ebay or completed ebay listings
Back in the 1970's the collecting of silver bars became a fad. Due to this, many private mints popped up and some got permission to use Walt Disney characters as well as others. The bars are one ounce of .999 silver and should say so. Remember gold and silver use the troy ounce system of weight. There is 12 ounces to a troy pound. a good dictionary should explain the system to you. If you bars fail to say .999 silver with the one ounce weight then they may not be all silver but just have a silver plating. There are no reference books on this type of item, for very few mints kept records and when they did they were not accurate. It used to be that a seller of this type item had to go find a buyer, for coin dealers consider them bullion items not collectibles and pay for the silver only. Now with on line auctions the buyer will find you. Like a lot of coin questions here this is the best I can do without seeing them. A lot of disney sets did come with certificates of authenticity. Hope this helps
